Vehicle door for a motor vehicle, in particular for a passenger car, and motor vehicle

Abstract

The invention relates to a vehicle door (2) for a motor vehicle (1), said vehicle door comprising a handle element (18) that is on the exterior side of the door and is positioned above a beltline (11) of the vehicle door (2), wherein an operating element (22) is integrated into the handle element (18), by means of which operating element it is possible to electrically unlock a lock which can be used to secure the vehicle door (2), that can be mounted on a body of the motor vehicle (1) so as to be movable between a closed position and at least one open position, in the closed position. The handle element (18) is held on a base body (4) of the vehicle door (2) so as to be movable relative to the base body (4) from a rest position (R) into at least one actuating position (B), wherein the lock is able to be mechanically unlocked by moving the handle element (18) from the rest position (R) into the actuating position (B). The vehicle door (2) also comprises, in addition to the operating element (22) and the handle element (18), a loop (42) that is flexible and at least indirectly connected to the base body (4).

Description

[0001] Vehicle door for a motor vehicle, in particular for a passenger car, as well as motor vehicles

[0002] The invention relates to a vehicle door for a motor vehicle, in particular for a passenger car, according to the preamble of patent claim 1. The invention also relates to a motor vehicle, in particular a passenger car, with at least one such vehicle door.

[0003] WO 2007 / 118552 A1 discloses a motor vehicle with a vehicle door having a lower door part and an upper window part separated by a window sill. WO 2020 / 01137 A1 discloses a device for actuating a vehicle door of a vehicle, comprising a sensor device configured to detect a force acting on the vehicle door and generate corresponding sensor data. Furthermore, DE 102017202114 A1 discloses a motor vehicle with at least one side door having a door body. Furthermore, WO 2006 / 007916 A1 discloses a motor vehicle door with an inner module and an outer module. Furthermore, DE 102010 101 164 A1 discloses a door handle unit for actuating a lock of a door or a hatch.

[0004] The object of the present invention is to provide a vehicle door for a motor vehicle, in particular a passenger car, and a motor vehicle, so that a particularly advantageous operation can be realized.

[0005] This object is achieved according to the invention by a vehicle door having the features of patent claim 1, by a vehicle door having the features of patent claim 4, and by a motor vehicle having the features of patent claim 12. Advantageous embodiments of the invention are the subject of the dependent claims.

[0006] A first aspect of the invention relates to a vehicle door, also simply referred to as a door and designed, for example, as a side door, for a motor vehicle preferably designed as a passenger car and also referred to as a vehicle. This means that the motor vehicle, also referred to as a motor vehicle or vehicle, whose interior, also referred to as the passenger cell or passenger compartment, is formed, for example, by a structure of the motor vehicle designed, in particular, as a self-supporting body, in its fully manufactured state has the structure and the vehicle door. The vehicle door has a handle element on the outside of the door which, in particular in the installed position of the vehicle door, which assumes its installed position in the fully manufactured state of the motor vehicle, is arranged in the vertical direction of the motor vehicle above a door sill of the vehicle door. The handle element is also referred to as an outside handle or outside door handle.When the motor vehicle is fully manufactured, the vehicle door is held on the body so that it can be moved, in particular pivoted, on the body, so that the vehicle door can be moved, in particular pivoted, on the body or is arranged, i.e. is held or is held. In particular, a body opening of the body is assigned to the vehicle door, the body opening of which is in particular a door opening. If the vehicle door is a side door, the door opening is a lateral door opening which, for example, is arranged on a left or right side of the body or of the motor vehicle, viewed in the transverse direction of the motor vehicle. The vehicle door can be moved, in particular pivoted, relative to the body between a closed position and at least one open position. In the closed position, at least a partial area of ​​the body opening is closed by the vehicle door.In the open position, the vehicle door exposes a portion of the body opening, allowing, for example, a person to enter or exit the vehicle interior via the exposed portion of the body opening. In particular, the handle element is positioned above the door sill in the installed position of the vehicle door and, relative to the closed position of the vehicle door, in the vertical direction of the vehicle. The door sill is also simply referred to as a sill or window sill, edge, or beltline; the door sill is formed by a beltline or coincides with the beltline.In particular, the door sill is or forms an edge, in particular a lower edge, by which, for example, a window opening, also referred to as a window opening, for a window, in particular for a side window, of the vehicle door is at least partially delimited, in particular in the installed position of the vehicle door and relative to the closed position of the vehicle door in the vertical direction of the motor vehicle.

[0007] For example, a person in the vicinity of the motor vehicle and thus the vehicle door can grasp the handle element with their hand and, for example, at least partially grasp it and, for example, subsequently exert a force on the handle element and thus, via the handle element, on the vehicle door in order to handle the vehicle door, i.e. in particular to be able to move it relative to the structure, in particular to pivot it. For example, the person can exert such a force on the vehicle door via the handle element that the vehicle door is opened by the force, thus moving it from the closed position into the open position relative to the structure. Furthermore, the person in the vicinity can, for example, exert such a force on the handle element and thus on the vehicle door that the vehicle door is closed by the force, thus moving it from the open position into the closed position.The feature that the handle element is arranged on the outside of the door or on the outside, and is therefore an outside or door-side handle element and thus an outside door handle, is to be understood that the handle element is arranged on an outside of the vehicle door, the outside of which, in the installed position of the vehicle door and at least in the closed position of the vehicle door, faces away from the interior and towards the surroundings.

[0008] In order to be able to realize particularly advantageous operation, i.e. actuation, of the vehicle door, in particular via the handle element, it is provided according to the invention that an operating element is integrated into the handle element. This means, in particular, that the operating element is held on the handle element or is a component of the handle element. In particular, it is conceivable that the operating element is held on a base of the handle element, wherein it is conceivable that the operating element is formed separately from the base. The operating element can be held immovably or movably, in particular pivotably, on the base or on the handle element.By means of the operating element, a lock, also referred to as a door lock, by means of which the vehicle door, which can be arranged or arranged on the body of the motor vehicle so as to be movable, in particular pivotable, between the closed position and at least one open position, is to be secured in the closed position, in particular relative to the body, can be electrically unlocked. In order to open the vehicle door, for example, which is initially in the closed position and thus closed and secured in the closed position by means of the lock, in particular relative to the body, the person in the vicinity operates, in particular actuates, the operating element, whereby the lock is electrically unlocked, i.e. whereby an electrical unlocking of the lock is effected. In particular, the person touches the operating element.By means of the lock, the vehicle door, which can be arranged or is arranged on the body of the vehicle (motor vehicle) so as to be movable, in particular pivotable, between the closed position and at least one open position, is to be secured or secured in the closed position, in particular relative to the body, such that an undesired movement of the vehicle door from the closed position to the open position is prevented. By unlocking the lock, the lock releases the vehicle door for movement from the closed position to the open position. In particular, the lock can be part of the vehicle door, so that the lock can, for example, be moved, in particular pivoted, along with the vehicle door relative to the body between the closed position and the open position. The lock can, for example, be adjusted between a locked state and an unlocked state.By unlocking the lock, the lock is moved from the locked state to the unlocked state. If, for example, the vehicle door is in the closed position and the lock is in the locked state at the same time, the vehicle door is secured in the closed position by means of the lock and thus against any undesired movement into the open position relative to the body. It can be seen that the vehicle door is a wing element which can be arranged or is arranged on the body so that it can be moved, in particular pivoted, between the open position and the closed position. The vehicle door (wing element) is in particular an attachment part formed separately from the body and which is or is held on the body so that it can be moved between the open position and the closed position.In order to open, for example, a vehicle door which is initially closed and thus initially in the closed position, and thus to move it from the closed position to the open position, the operating element is operated, in particular actuated, by a person in the vicinity. By operating, in particular actuating, the lock is electrically unlocked, and thus electrically transferred from the locked state to the unlocked state, so that the lock releases the vehicle door for movement relative to the body from the closed position to the open position. For example, a locking element such as a locking bolt, also referred to as a lock bolt, or a lock bracket, also referred to as a striker, is attached to the body, in particular to a vehicle pillar of the body which is designed, for example, as a door pillar and is also referred to as a body or body pillar.In the closed position of the vehicle door and in the locked state of the lock, the lock, in particular a fork latch of the lock, interacts with the locking element, in particular in a positive fit, whereby the vehicle door is secured or can be secured in the closed position in a positive fit. For example, the lock has a locking element, which can be the aforementioned fork latch, for example. In the closed position of the vehicle door and in the locked state of the lock, the locking element interacts with the locking element, in particular in a positive fit, whereby the vehicle door is secured or can be secured in the closed position, in particular in a positive fit.For example, the lock element can be moved relative to a base element of the lock and in particular relative to the locking element between a locking position and an unlocking position, in particular translationally and / or rotationally. In the closed position of the vehicle door and in the locked position of the lock element, the lock element interacts with the locking element, in particular in a form-fitting manner, whereby the vehicle door is to be secured or is secured in the closed position. By or upon unlocking the lock, for example, the lock element is moved from the locking position to the unlocking position, in which interaction between the lock element and the locking element ceases. As a result, the vehicle door is released for movement relative to the body from the closed position to the open position.

[0009] The operating element can be, for example, a mechanical operating element such as a knob, a pushbutton, or a key, so that the operating element can be moved, for example, relative to the handle element and / or relative to the base between an initial position and an operating position, in particular translationally and / or rotationally. By operating, in particular actuating, the operating element, the operating element is moved, for example, from the initial position relative to the handle element and / or relative to the base into the operating position, whereby the lock can be electrically unlocked, thus causing an electrical unlocking of the lock.Furthermore, it is conceivable that the operating element is designed as a touch-sensitive surface or comprises a touch-sensitive surface, wherein the operating element is operated, i.e. can be operated, by touching the touch-sensitive surface.

[0010] The feature that the lock can be electrically unlocked by operating, in particular actuating, the operating element is to be understood in particular to mean that, for example, as a result of operating the operating element, an electrically operable actuator, in particular an electric motor, is controlled, in particular electrically. By controlling the actuator, the actuator is operated electrically, so that by means of the actuator, for example, the lock element is moved, in particular using electrical energy and thus electrically, from the locked position to the unlocked position. This means that the lock element is moved electrically from the locked position to the unlocked position, whereby the lock is unlocked electrically, i.e. using the aforementioned electrical energy.A movement of the vehicle door from the closed position to the open position following the electrical unlocking of the lock can, for example, be effected manually by the person in the vicinity, in particular by the person manually exerting a force, in particular a tensile force or a compressive force, on the handle element and thus moving the vehicle door relative to the body from the closed position to the open position. Furthermore, it is conceivable that, as a result of the operation of the operating element, the vehicle door can be or is moved electrically, i.e. using electrical energy, from the closed position to the open position relative to the body, in particular after the lock has been unlocked, in particular electrically.For this purpose, for example, an electrically operable movement device is provided, which, for example, has the aforementioned electrically operable actuator and / or at least one further electrically operable actuator. As a result of the operation of the operating element, the movement device is, for example, controlled, in particular electrically, whereby the movement device moves, in particular pivots, the vehicle door from the closed position to the open position using electrical energy and thus electrically relative to the body. Thus, the lock can be unlocked particularly conveniently, and the vehicle door can be opened particularly conveniently, thus moving it from the closed position to the open position.

[0011] Furthermore, to achieve particularly advantageous operation, in particular actuation, of the vehicle door, it is provided that the handle element is held on the base body so as to be movable, in particular pivotable, relative to a base body of the vehicle door, also referred to as the door body, from a rest position into an actuation position, in particular between the rest position and the actuation position, wherein, by moving the handle element from the rest position into the actuation position, the lock can be mechanically unlocked, in particular purely and thus preferably without the use of electrical energy. In other words, by moving the handle element relative to the base body from the rest position into the actuation position, the lock can be mechanically unlocked, in particular purely mechanically and thus without the use of electrical energy.Preferably, the rest position and the actuated position are respective end positions of the handle element, which can be moved relative to the base body into the respective end position, but cannot be moved beyond the respective end position. More particularly, the vehicle door is designed such that the lock can be electrically unlocked by operating, in particular actuating, the operating element without the handle element moving from the rest position to the actuated position, i.e., while the handle element does not move from the rest position to the actuated position. This allows for particularly advantageous, in particular particularly convenient and simultaneously safe, operation of the vehicle door.The handle element has at least a dual function: Firstly, because the operating element is integrated into the handle element, the handle element can be used to electrically and thus particularly conveniently unlock the lock and, for example, to subsequently operate the vehicle door easily, ergonomically and therefore advantageously using the handle element. Secondly, the handle element can function, be designed or used as an emergency release operating element, whereby the emergency release operating element is also referred to as an emergency release or emergency release element. This means in particular the following: For example, the operating element is or comprises a sensor, also referred to as a detection sensor, which can be operated electrically or electronically, for example, or can be an electrical or electronic sensor.The detection sensor can be arranged in particular in the handle element or in the base. By means of the detection sensor, for example, an operation of the operating element caused by a person in the vicinity can be detected. It is thus conceivable for the sensor to be a component of the operating element. If, for example, an operation of the operating element caused by the person, that is to say in particular a movement of the operating element from the starting position to the operating position caused by the person, is detected by the detection sensor, the first actuator is controlled, in particular as described above, so that the lock is electrically unlocked by means of the first actuator. The first actuator can, for example, be a component of the vehicle door. Furthermore, it is conceivable for the detection sensor to be a component of the vehicle door (wing element), in particular such that the detection sensor is integrated into the handle element.In particular, the detection sensor can be the operating element or a component of the operating element. In principle, it is possible, for example as a result of a motor vehicle accident, that the operating element and / or the sensor and / or the first actuator can no longer be supplied with electrical energy or electrical current because, for example, a power supply to the operating element and / or the first actuator and / or the sensor (detection sensor) is damaged, interrupted, or destroyed. In this case, the lock can no longer be electrically unlocked because, for example, the first actuator can no longer be operated and / or because, for example, an operation or actuation of the operating element can no longer be detected by the detection sensor and / or because its operation can no longer be detected by the operating element itself.However, since the invention provides that the handle element itself, and thus in particular together with the operating element, can be moved relative to the base body from the rest position into the actuated position, whereby the lock can be unlocked mechanically, in particular purely mechanically, the handle element is or functions (also) as an emergency release operating element. This makes it possible, on the one hand, for the lock to be mechanically unlocked, i.e. in particular emergency unlocked, particularly if the power supply has failed. For this purpose, for example, the person in the vicinity moves the handle element and, in particular with the handle element, the operating element from the rest position into the actuated position. This makes it possible to achieve a particularly high level of security, so that particularly advantageous and safe operation can be achieved.Secondly, the use of an additional, separate emergency release control element can be avoided, allowing particularly advantageous and safe operation of the vehicle door in a space-saving and weight-saving manner, as well as cost-effectively. Furthermore, a particularly advantageous visual impression of the vehicle door and the vehicle as a whole can be achieved, since, for example, any impairment of the visual impression of the vehicle caused by an additional, separate emergency release control element can be avoided.

[0012] Furthermore, according to the invention, the vehicle door has a pliable and thus flexible loop, in particular a band loop, which is provided in addition to the operating element and in addition to the handle element, wherein the loop, which is preferably closed in itself, that is to say considered on its own, is received in the rest position of the handle element, in particular completely, in a receptacle of the vehicle door and is thus arranged such that, for example, when the handle element is in the rest position, the aforementioned person who is in the vicinity of the vehicle door and in particular of the motor vehicle, also referred to as the vehicle, as a whole does not visually perceive the loop, that is to say cannot see it.By moving the handle element relative to the base body from the rest position into the actuated position, the loop can be moved at least partially out of the receptacle and thereby into the surroundings of the vehicle door and in particular of the motor vehicle as a whole, so that after the handle element has been moved relative to the base body from the rest position into the actuated position, the person in the surroundings can visually perceive the loop at least partially, i.e. at least a partial area of ​​the loop, i.e. can perceive it and thus see it.Furthermore, the person can then, for example, grasp and, in particular, grip the loop located at least partially in the surrounding area, i.e., at least the portion of the loop located on or in the surrounding area, with at least one of their fingers, and in particular, grasp it around it, so that, for example, the person can subsequently exert a force, in particular a tensile force, on the loop and, via the loop, on the base body, in particular on a shell of the vehicle door. Using this force, the person can open the vehicle door.The person can grasp the loop particularly well with their hand or with their fingers and in particular can grasp it around, and / or the person can engage the loop with their hand, that is to say at least one of their fingers or with several of their fingers, so that the person can exert a particularly high force, in particular a particularly high tensile force, on the loop and via the loop on the base body and thus on the wing element, so that for example the person can open the vehicle door in particular even if the vehicle door is jammed, for example as a result of an accident to the motor vehicle, which is also referred to as a motor vehicle.Since the loop can be at least partially moved out of the receptacle by moving the handle element relative to the base body from the rest position to the actuated position, the loop is, so to speak, presented to the person in the vicinity when the handle element is moved from the rest position to the actuated position. This means that the person in the vicinity, after moving the handle element from the rest position to the actuated position and thus mechanically unlocking the lock, can visually perceive the loop and subsequently grasp it advantageously, thereby exerting a particularly high force via the loop onto the wing element and subsequently opening the wing element.

[0013] The feature that the loop can be moved at least partially out of the receptacle and thus into the vicinity of the vehicle door by moving the handle element relative to the base body from the rest position to the actuated position means that the movement of the handle element relative to the base body from the rest position to the actuated position causes the loop to move out of the receptacle and into or onto the surrounding area. The loop is also referred to as a loop or tape loop or can be designed as a tape loop, wherein the loop is preferably a non-tightening loop or loops. It is also conceivable for the loop to be a rope loop.For example, a particularly high force of at least 1000 Newtons (N) can be transmitted to the base body via the loop, so that the vehicle door can be opened even if the vehicle door is blocked or jammed, for example as a result of an accident.

[0014] In order to exert a particularly high force on the base body via the loop and thus to be able to advantageously open the vehicle door, also simply referred to as the door, in particular even if the vehicle door is particularly heavily jammed or blocked, for example after an accident, one embodiment of the invention provides for the loop to be connected directly to the base body. This is to be understood in particular that the loop is not connected to the base body or is not only connected via a component provided in addition to the loop and in addition to the base body, but rather the loop is directly connected to the base body, so that the loop is not connected to the base body or is not only connected via the handle element, but rather the loop is connected to the base body in particular bypassing the handle element.

[0015] A further embodiment is characterized in that the loop is connected, in particular at least indirectly or directly, to the handle element, whereby the loop can be moved along with the handle element when the handle element moves relative to the base body from the rest position to the actuated position, and can thus be moved at least partially out of the receptacle and into the area surrounding the vehicle door. As a result, the loop can be moved along with the handle element in a particularly simple manner, so that a movement of the handle element from the rest position to the actuated position is accompanied by a movement of the loop such that the loop is at least partially moved out of the receptacle and into the area surrounding the vehicle door.This makes it particularly easy to ensure that when the handle element is moved from the rest position to the actuated position, for example, by a person nearby, the loop is presented to the person, allowing the person to see and grasp the loop, especially by grasping it. This ensures a particularly high level of safety.A further embodiment is characterized in that the vehicle door has a transmission element that is formed separately from the operating element, separately from the handle element, separately from the loop, and also separately from the base body, and is at least indirectly, in particular directly, coupled to the handle element. This transmission element can be moved relative to the base body by moving the handle element from the rest position into the actuated position, whereby the lock can be mechanically unlocked by means of the handle element via the transmission element. This ensures secure mechanical unlocking of the lock. For example, the transmission element is a flexible traction means, in particular a cable and very particularly a wire cable. In particular, the transmission element can be a Bowden cable.The person in the vicinity can thus, for example, exert a force, in particular a tensile force, on the handle element, thereby moving the handle element relative to the base body from the rest position to the actuated position. The transmission element is thereby moved along with the handle element, and the force is transmitted from the handle element to the transmission element and, for example, via the transmission element to the lock, in particular to the lock element, whereby the lock can be unlocked, in particular purely mechanically and particularly securely, i.e., emergency unlocked.

[0016] To achieve a particularly high level of security, it has proven particularly advantageous if the loop is connected directly to the transmission element, such that the transmission element can be moved relative to the base body via the loop, whereby the lock can be mechanically unlocked, in particular emergency unlocked, by means of the loop via the transmission element. This means that, for example, the person in the vicinity can move the loop relative to the base body, in particular after the handle element has been moved from the rest position to the actuated position, whereby the transmission element is moved relative to the base body, in particular in such a way that the lock can be mechanically unlocked or is unlocked. This makes it possible to achieve a particularly high level of security.

[0017] It has proven particularly advantageous if the loop has a first connection area in which the loop is directly connected to the base body. Furthermore, the loop preferably has a second connection area which is spaced apart from the first connection area and in which the loop is directly connected to the transmission element. On the one hand, the transmission element can thus be moved relative to the base body by means of the loop and the lock can thus be mechanically unlocked, in particular by moving the loop relative to the base body. On the other hand, the loop is connected particularly firmly to the base body so that a particularly high force, in particular a particularly high tensile force, can be transmitted to the base body and thus to the wing element (vehicle door) via the loop, so that the vehicle door can be opened particularly securely.

[0018] In order to be able to exert a particularly high force on the base body via the loop, a further embodiment of the invention provides that respective longitudinal sections of the loop connect the connecting sections to one another on both sides of both the first connecting section and the second connecting section, whereby the loop can be designed, for example, as a closed loop or sling. This allows, for example, the person to particularly advantageously reach into the loop and grasp the loop, so that the person can exert a particularly high force on the base body via the loop. Since the loop is flexible, the longitudinal sections and also the connecting sections of the loop are designed to be flexible.

[0019] In order to be able to realize particularly advantageous operation of the vehicle door, one embodiment of the invention provides that the handle element has an outer skin that can be perceived visually and haptically by the person in the vicinity of the vehicle door, in particular of the motor vehicle as a whole. The outer skin of the handle element is also referred to as the handle element outer skin. In other words, the person in the vicinity can see the outer skin with their eyes and thus perceive it visually, and the person in the vicinity can, for example, directly touch the outer skin with their hand, in particular with their fingers, and thus perceive it haptically, in particular when the vehicle door and in particular of the motor vehicle as a whole are fully manufactured.The outer skin is thus a surface of the handle element that is visually and haptically perceptible by the person in the surrounding area, or is formed by such a surface. In particular, it is conceivable that the aforementioned touch-sensitive surface is a part of the handle element outer skin, also referred to as the detection part. In particular, it is conceivable that the vehicle door as a whole has an outer skin that is visually and haptically perceptible by the person in the surrounding area, also referred to as the overall outer skin, whereby the previous and following statements regarding the handle element outer skin can easily be transferred to the overall outer skin and vice versa. In particular, the handle element outer skin is a first part of the overall outer skin.

[0020] For example, the vehicle door has the shell, also referred to as the door shell, wherein it is conceivable, particularly when the motor vehicle is fully manufactured, for the vehicle door to be held or held on the body of the motor vehicle so as to be movable, in particular pivotable, via the shell. In other words, for example, the vehicle door is held or held on the body so as to be movable, in particular pivotable, via the shell. For this purpose, it is provided, for example, that the vehicle door has at least a first hinge part, which is, for example, at least indirectly, in particular directly, fastened, in particular fixed, to the shell. The first hinge part is, for example, a component of a hinge, also referred to as a door hinge, which also has a second hinge part, which is designed, in particular, separately from the first hinge part.The second hinge part is or can be fastened at least indirectly, in particular directly, to the body of the motor vehicle, in particular to the aforementioned vehicle pillar. The hinge parts are movable, in particular pivotable, connected or connectable to one another, so that the bodyshell can be arranged or arranged, i.e. held or retained, on the body via the hinge and the vehicle door as a whole can be moved, in particular pivoted, via the bodyshell. For example, the bodyshell is at least partially formed from a metallic material. In this case, it is particularly conceivable for the bodyshell to be a component of the base body. Furthermore, it is conceivable for the vehicle door, in particular the base body, to have at least one outer paneling element, also simply referred to as a paneling element. For example, the outer paneling element is formed separately from the bodyshell and is fastened, in particular directly, to the bodyshell.The outer paneling element is also referred to as the door panel or outer door panel. At least one area of ​​the bodyshell is covered and thus lined by the outer paneling element, particularly with regard to the closed position of the vehicle door and in the installed position of the vehicle door towards the surroundings and thus towards the outside, i.e. in a direction pointing away from the interior of the motor vehicle. For example, the outer paneling element has an outer skin, also referred to as the paneling outer skin, whereby the previous and following statements regarding the handle element outer skin and the overall outer skin are also readily transferable to the paneling outer skin and vice versa. For example, the paneling outer skin is or forms a second part of the overall outer skin of the vehicle door.In particular, it is conceivable that at least a part of the outer paneling element and thus of the paneling outer skin in the installation position of the vehicle door and in particular in the closed position of the vehicle door in the vertical direction of the motor vehicle is connected downwards to the window opening and / or the door sill.

[0021] In order to be able to realize particularly advantageous operation, in particular actuation, of the vehicle door, it is advantageously provided that the handle element has a first partial region which forms a first part of the handle element outer skin and is also referred to as the first body part, which has a first direction of extension and thus extends along the first direction of extension. It is conceivable for the first partial region to protrude from the base body in or along the first direction of extension. The first direction of extension is also referred to as the first direction. In the installed position of the vehicle door and in the closed position of the vehicle door, for example, the first direction runs in the transverse direction of the vehicle, in particular outwards and thus towards the surroundings. It is therefore preferably provided that the first partial region protrudes from the base body in the first direction.

[0022] Furthermore, the grip element preferably has a second partial region, also referred to as a second body part, which forms a second part of the grip element outer skin. The second partial region of the grip element adjoins the first partial region of the grip element, in particular an end of the first partial region of the grip element facing away from the base body, wherein the second partial region of the grip element protrudes from the first partial region of the grip element in a second direction of extent that runs obliquely or perpendicular to the first direction of extent (first direction), which is also referred to as the second direction. As a result, for example, the second partial region is spaced from the base body and arranged in at least partial overlap with the base body. In particular, the second partial region extends along the second direction of extent.In the installed position of the vehicle door and relative to the closed position of the vehicle door, for example, the second direction (second extension direction) runs upwards in the vertical direction of the vehicle or the second direction points upwards in the vertical direction of the vehicle. For example, in the installed position of the vehicle door and relative to the closed position of the vehicle door, the second partial region of the handle element is overlapped inwards in the transverse direction of the vehicle and thus towards the interior by the base body and thus, for example, by part of the outer panel skin. As a result, for example, the person in the surrounding area can particularly advantageously and ergonomically grasp the handle element, in particular the second partial region of the handle element, with their hand, in particular engage behind it, in particular in such a way that, for example, the person can move at least one of their fingers or several of their fingers between the second partial region of the handle element and the base body.The person can then exert a force particularly advantageously on the handle element in order to thereby handle the vehicle door particularly advantageously, that is to say to be able to move it, in particular pivot it, relative to the body.

[0023] In order to be able to realize a haptically particularly advantageous and in particular ergonomic and comfortable operation, in particular actuation, of the vehicle door, it is provided in a further embodiment of the invention that, because the second partial region protrudes from the first partial region in the second direction of extent, the handle element, in particular overall and thus viewed as a whole, is L-shaped or V-shaped and thus has an L-shape or V-shape. The partial regions of the handle element form the L-shape or the V-shape, wherein the partial regions of the handle element are respective legs of the L-shape or the V-shape. In particular, it is provided that the handle element is connected to the base body via the first partial region of the handle element.

[0024] The feature that the handle element is arranged above the door sill in the vertical direction of the vehicle means that the handle element is arranged above the door sill, at least in the rest position in the vertical direction of the vehicle. Preferably, the handle element is also arranged above the door sill in the actuated position in the vertical direction of the vehicle.

[0025] In particular, the base body has an outer skin, also referred to as the base body outer skin, wherein the previous and following statements regarding the handle element outer skin, the overall outer skin, and the paneling outer skin are readily transferable to the base body outer skin, and vice versa. At least a portion of the base body outer skin is the paneling outer skin or is formed by the paneling outer skin. Thus, the base body outer skin is part of the overall outer skin of the vehicle door. In particular, it is provided that the first partial region of the handle element protrudes from the base body outer skin in the first direction (first extension direction), in particular in the installed position of the vehicle door and in the closed position of the vehicle door toward the surroundings and thus away from the interior. This ensures particularly advantageous, in particular particularly ergonomic and comfortable, actuation and thus operation of the vehicle door.A second aspect of the invention relates to a motor vehicle, also referred to as a vehicle or motor vehicle and preferably designed as a passenger car, which has at least one vehicle door according to the first aspect of the invention. Advantages and advantageous embodiments of the first aspect of the invention are to be regarded as advantages and advantageous embodiments of the second aspect of the invention, and vice versa.

[0026] In a particularly advantageous embodiment applicable to both aspects of the invention, it is provided that the vehicle door has a first guide device provided on the base body. This means in particular that the first guide device is a component of the base body or is held on the base body. For example, the first guide device can be a component of the bodyshell, or the first guide device is at least indirectly, in particular directly, fastened to the bodyshell. Furthermore, the vehicle door has a second guide device provided on the handle element. Thus, for example, the second guide device is a component of the handle element, or the second guide device is held, in particular fastened, to the handle element.For example, one of the guide devices, in particular the first guide device, is or comprises a guide slot, which is also referred to as a guide track, for example. For example, the other guide device, in particular the second guide device, engages in the guide slot. In this case, the other guide device, in particular the second guide device, is or comprises, for example, at least one guide element, which engages, for example, in the guide slot. The guide devices interact, in particular in a form-fitting manner, in particular in that the guide devices engage with one another. This can be achieved, for example, in that the guide element engages in the corresponding guide slot.Due to the interaction of the guide devices, the grip element can be moved relative to the base body along a movement path predetermined and thus defined by the interacting guide devices from the rest position into the actuated position, in particular between the rest position and the actuated position. This means in particular that the second guide device, in particular the guide element, and with it the grip element can be moved along the first guide device, in particular along the guide slot, and thus, for example, relative to the first guide device, in particular relative to the guide slot, and relative to the base body, so that or by means of which the grip element can be moved or is moved along the movement path relative to the base body from the rest position into the actuated position, in particular between the rest position and the actuated position.This allows a simple, comfortable and ergonomic movement of the handle element, in particular from the rest position to the actuated position, so that a particularly simple, comfortable and ergonomic actuation and thus operation of the vehicle door can be achieved.

[0027] A further embodiment is characterized in that the movement path is arcuate and thus curved. For this purpose, for example, the guide slot is arcuate and thus curved. This allows a particularly compact and therefore space-saving design to be created. In particular, the guide slot is arcuate, which means that the arcuate movement path is predetermined, i.e. defined. This allows, for example, the guide slot or one of the guide devices to be designed in a particularly space-saving manner, so that, for example, the first guide device can be arranged particularly advantageously in a shaft also referred to as a window shaft. For example, when the vehicle door is in the installed position and when the vehicle door is closed, the shaft adjoins the door sill (belt edge) downwards in the vertical direction of the vehicle.For example, when the vehicle door is in the installed position and when the vehicle door is in the closed position, the shaft is delimited outwards in the transverse direction of the vehicle and thus towards the surroundings at least partially by the outer paneling element, in particular directly. The said pane is displaceable, for example, in the installed position of the vehicle door in the vertical direction of the motor vehicle relative to the bodyshell and relative to the outer paneling element and can be moved, in particular translationally, between at least one pane closed position and at least one pane open position relative to the bodyshell and relative to the outer paneling element. At least in the open position of the pane, at least one partial region of the pane, also referred to as the pane partial region, is arranged in the shaft, in particular in such a way that the pane partial region is arranged below the door sill in the installed position of the vehicle door and in the closed position of the vehicle door in the vertical direction of the vehicle.In the closed position of the window, the partial area of ​​the window is arranged outside the shaft and in particular in the installed position of the vehicle door and in the closed position of the vehicle door in the vehicle's vertical direction above the door sill. For example, in the installed position of the vehicle door and in relation to the closed position in the vehicle's vertical direction, the shaft ends at the top of the door sill. In this case, it is particularly conceivable for the guide slot or the one guide device to be arranged, in particular completely, in the shaft. The arc-shaped design of the guide slot and thus of the movement path enables a particularly compact design of the one guide device, in particular the first guide device, to be realized, such that the one guide device, in particular the first guide device, can be arranged particularly advantageously in the shaft.

[0028] In order to be able to realize a particularly compact construction, in particular of the first guide device, it is provided in a further embodiment of the invention that in the installed position of the vehicle door and in the closed position of the vehicle door, the arcuate movement path or the arcuate guide slot is curved towards the interior of the motor vehicle, that is to say is convexly curved in the direction of the interior.

[0029] It has proven particularly advantageous if the rest position of the handle element is a first stable position of the handle element. Thus, in the rest position, relative movements between the handle element and the base body are avoided. For example, a locking device is provided by means of which the handle element is held or is to be held in the rest position, such that in the rest position, relative movements between the base body and the handle element are avoided. It has proven particularly advantageous if the actuating position of the handle element is a second stable position of the handle element. This preferably means that the handle element can be moved from the rest position into the actuating position, wherein in the actuating position, relative movements between the handle element and the base body are avoided.In other words, a holding device, designed as a latching device, is provided, which is, for example, the locking device or is a component of the locking device. By means of the holding device, the grip element is held or to be held in the actuating position relative to the base body in such a way that, in the actuating position of the grip element, relative movements between the grip element and the base body are prevented. In other words, again after it has been moved from the rest position into the actuating position, the grip element remains in the actuating position in such a way that, in the actuating position, relative movements between the base body and the grip element are prevented or prevented, in particular by means of the holding device.This prevents an undesired movement of the handle element from the actuated position back to the rest position relative to the base body, so that a particularly safe and therefore advantageous operation of the vehicle door can be achieved.

[0030] In a further, particularly advantageous embodiment of the invention, the vehicle door has a retaining device which secures the handle element relative to the base body in the rest position, also referred to as the rest position, up to a limit force acting in particular on the handle element and passively, i.e. without the retaining device being actively controlled, allows the movement of the handle element relative to the base body from the rest position into the actuated position if an actuating force acting on the handle element and in particular intended to move the handle element from the rest position into the actuated position and exerted on the handle element, for example, by the person in the surrounding area, exceeds the limit force.Thus, for example, the actuating force can move the handle element from the rest position into the actuating position relative to the base body if and only if the actuating force exceeds the limit force. However, the operation of the operating element, i.e., the electrical unlocking of the lock by operating the operating element, can be achieved, for example, by means of a force exerted or to be exerted on the operating element that is lower than the limit force. Thus, the following is possible: The person in the vicinity can operate the operating element in such a way and thereby electrically unlock the lock by, for example, exerting a first force on the operating element.If the first force is less than the limit force or if the first force corresponds to the limit force, the lock is electrically unlocked, but the handle element does not move from the rest position to the actuated position. Only then, and only when, for example, the person exerts a second limit force on the handle element—for example, on the operating element and thus, for example, via the operating element to the handle element—that is greater than the first force and the limit force, will the handle element move from the rest position to the actuated position relative to the base body.The limit force is dimensioned in such a way that during normal actuation or operation of the operating element, the movement of the handle element from the rest position to the actuated position does not occur, which means that the operating element can be operated easily and conveniently and the lock can therefore be electrically unlocked easily and conveniently without the handle element being accidentally or unintentionally moved from the rest position to the actuated position.

[0031] In simple terms, the person must therefore exert a very high force on the handle element, which is greater than the limit force, in order to achieve a mechanical unlocking, in particular a mechanical emergency unlocking, of the lock via the handle element.

[0032] In order to be able to electrically unlock the lock simply, ergonomically, and conveniently by operating the operating element, while avoiding mechanical unlocking of the lock and thus avoiding movement of the handle element from the rest position to the actuated position, a further embodiment of the invention provides that the limit force is greater than 50 Newtons, in particular greater than 90 Newtons. The limit force is very preferably greater than 95 Newtons, in particular greater than 98 Newtons. In particular, the vehicle door is preferably designed such that the actuating force must be at least 100 Newtons to move the handle element from the rest position to the actuated position.As a result, in normal operation, i.e. when there has not been an accident involving the motor vehicle, the operating element can be advantageously operated and thus the electrical unlocking of the lock can be advantageously effected without any relative movements occurring between the handle element and the base body.

[0033] A further embodiment is characterized in that the handle element can be pivoted about a pivot axis relative to the base body between the rest position and the actuated position. This allows for advantageous operation or actuation of the handle element.

[0034] It has proven particularly advantageous if the pivot axis runs vertically or longitudinally of the vehicle when the vehicle door is installed, and particularly when the vehicle door is closed. Furthermore, it is conceivable for the pivot axis to run transversely of the vehicle when the vehicle door is installed, and particularly when the vehicle door is closed.

[0035] Further details of the invention will become apparent from the following description of preferred embodiments with the accompanying drawings. These show:

[0036] Fig. 1 shows a schematic perspective view of a

[0037] Motor vehicle, in particular a passenger car, with a vehicle door according to a first embodiment;

[0038] Fig. 2 shows a partial schematic sectional view of the first

[0039] Embodiment of the vehicle door; Fig. 3 shows a partial schematic plan view of the vehicle door according to

[0040] Figs. 1 and 2;

[0041] Fig. 4 shows a further schematic plan view of the vehicle door according to Fig. 3;

[0042] Fig. 5 shows a partial schematic perspective view of the motor vehicle with a second embodiment of the vehicle door;

[0043] Fig. 6 shows a partial schematic sectional view of the second

[0044] Design of the vehicle door;

[0045] Fig. 7 shows a partial schematic sectional view of a third

[0046] Design of the vehicle door;

[0047] Fig. 8 shows a partial schematic perspective view of the vehicle with the vehicle door according to a fourth embodiment, wherein a handle element of the vehicle door is in a rest position;

[0048] Fig. 9 shows a partial schematic perspective view of the vehicle with the vehicle door according to Fig. 8, wherein the handle element is in an actuating position;

[0049] Fig. 10 shows a partial schematic side view of the vehicle door according to Figs. 8 and 9, with the handle element in the rest position;

[0050] Fig. 11 shows a partial schematic side view of the vehicle door according to Figs. 8 to 10, with the handle element in the actuating position; and

[0051] Fig. 12 shows a partial schematic perspective view of the vehicle door.

[0052] In the figures, identical or functionally equivalent elements are provided with the same reference numerals. Fig. 1 shows a detail in a schematic perspective view of a motor vehicle 1, which in the present case is designed as a passenger car and also referred to as a motor vehicle or vehicle, the interior of which, also referred to as a passenger cell or passenger compartment, is formed by a structure of the motor vehicle 1, which is designed in particular as a self-supporting body. The motor vehicle 1 has at least one vehicle door 2, which is also simply referred to as a door. The vehicle door 2 is a wing element, which in the present case is designed as the vehicle door 2. The vehicle door 2 is also simply referred to as a door and in the present case is a side door. The vehicle door 2 is assigned a body opening of the body, wherein the body opening in the exemplary embodiment shown in Fig. 1 is designed as a side door opening of the body.The vehicle door 2 is held and thus arranged on the body so as to be movable, in particular pivotable, between a closed position and at least one open position relative to the body. In the closed position, at least a partial area of ​​the body opening is closed by the vehicle door 2. In the open position, the vehicle door 2 releases at least the partial area of ​​the body opening so that, for example, a person initially located in an area 3 of the motor vehicle 1 and thus the vehicle door 2 can enter the interior via the released partial area of ​​the body opening. Furthermore, the person initially located in the interior can, for example, exit the interior via the released partial area of ​​the body opening and thus reach the area 3.

[0053] The vehicle door 2 has a base body 4, also referred to as the main body or door body, which has a shell 5, also referred to as the door shell and partially visible in Fig. 2. Figs. 1 to 4 show a first embodiment of the vehicle door 2. The vehicle door 2 is held movably, in particular pivotably, on the body of the motor vehicle 1 via the shell 5. The base body 4 has at least one outer paneling element 6, also simply referred to as a paneling element, which is formed separately from the shell 5 and is connected, in particular directly, to the shell 5. The outer paneling element 6 is also referred to as a door trim or outer door trim. At least a first region of the shell 5 is covered and thus lined by the outer paneling element 6, particularly with respect to the closed position of the vehicle door 2, towards the surroundings 3 and thus outwards, hence in a direction away from the interior.1 that the vehicle door 2 has a trim element 7, which is formed, for example, separately from the outer paneling element 6. For example, the trim element 7 is held at least indirectly, in particular directly, on the bodyshell 5. In particular, it is conceivable that at least a second region of the bodyshell 5, at least with respect to the closed position of the vehicle door 2, is overlapped and covered, i.e., covered, by the trim element 7, i.e., covered, at least with respect to the surroundings 3 and thus to the outside. The vehicle door 2 has an outer skin, also referred to as the overall outer skin 8, which, in the closed position of the vehicle door 2 shown in Fig. 1, is visually and haptically perceptible by the person in the surroundings 3. A first part of the overall outer skin 8 is formed by an outer skin, also referred to as the paneling outer skin 9, of the outer paneling element 6.A second part of the overall outer skin 8 is formed by an outer skin of the trim element 7, also referred to as the trim element outer skin 10. For example, the trim element 7 is formed from a plastic. For example, the trim element 7 is designed as a panel, or the trim element 7 is also referred to as a panel. In particular, it can be provided that, by means of the trim element 7, in the closed position of the vehicle door 2, a vehicle pillar of the body, designed in particular as a B-pillar, is at least partially overlapped and thus covered in the transverse direction of the motor vehicle 1 towards the outside and thus towards the surroundings 3, so that the trim element 7 is also referred to, for example, as a B-pillar panel.

[0054] It can be seen particularly well from Fig. 1 that the vehicle door 2 has a door sill 11, also referred to as a parapet or window sill, which is also referred to as the beltline or forms a beltline of the motor vehicle 1. Furthermore, the vehicle door 2 comprises a side window 12, also simply referred to as a window, which is displaceable relative to the bodyshell 5 and relative to the outer paneling element 6, at least with respect to the closed position of the vehicle door 2, in the vertical direction of the motor vehicle 1. In particular, the base body 4 comprises, for example, the bodyshell 5, the outer paneling element 6 and the trim element 7. Furthermore, the base body 4 can comprise, for example, the side window 12. It is conceivable that, for example, a third part of the overall outer skin 8 is formed by an outer skin of the side window 12, also referred to as the outer window skin 14. The vertical direction of the vehicle is illustrated by a double arrow 13.In particular, the side window 12 can be moved, i.e. displaced, at least relative to the closed position of the vehicle door 2 in the vertical direction of the motor vehicle 1 between a closed position shown in Fig. 1 and an open position (not shown) relative to the bodyshell 5 and relative to the outer paneling element 6 and also relative to the trim element 7, in particular translationally. The open position is also referred to as the window open position, and the closed position is also referred to as the window closed position. In this case, a window area 15, also referred to as the window area, is at least partially delimited by the door sill 11, in particular in the installed position of the vehicle door 2 and downwards in the vertical direction of the motor vehicle 1. The installed position of the vehicle door 2 is shown in Fig.1, wherein the vehicle door 2 assumes its installed position in the fully manufactured state of the motor vehicle 1 having the vehicle door 2. In the exemplary embodiment shown in Fig. 1, the window region (window region 15) is a window opening, also referred to as a window opening, which can be delimited, for example, by a window frame of the vehicle door 2, wherein the window frame can, for example, encompass the door sill 11. In particular, the window frame is, for example, a component of the base body 4. In the closed position, the side window 12 is at least partially arranged in the window region 15, in particular such that the window opening is at least partially, in particular at least predominantly and thus at least more than half or completely closed by the side window 12.In particular, it is provided that in the closed position (window closing position) of the side window 12, the door sill 11 in the installation position of the vehicle door 2 adjoins the side window 12 downwards in the vertical direction of the vehicle, in particular with respect to the closed position of the vehicle door 2.

[0055] From Fig. 2 it can be seen that the vehicle door 2 has a shaft 16, also referred to as a window shaft or pane shaft, which, in the installed position of the vehicle door 2 and in the closed position of the vehicle door 2, is formed in the transverse direction of the vehicle outwards and thus towards the surroundings 3, in particular directly, by the bodyshell 5 and / or the outer paneling element 6. In particular, in the installed position of the vehicle door 2 and in the closed position of the vehicle door 2, the shaft 16 is overlapped in the transverse direction of the motor vehicle 1 outwards and thus towards the surroundings 3 by the outer paneling element 6 and / or the bodyshell 5. The transverse direction of the vehicle is illustrated in Fig. 2 by a double arrow 17, whereby the closed position and the installed position of the vehicle door 2 are also shown in Fig. 2.In the open position of the side window 12, a partial area of ​​the side window 12, also referred to as the partial window area, is arranged in the shaft 16 and thus in particular outside the window area 15, in particular such that the partial window area in the open position is arranged in the vertical direction of the motor vehicle 1 below the door sill 11 and also below the window area 15, in particular with respect to the installation position of the vehicle door 2 and with respect to the closed position of the vehicle door 2. In the closed position (closed window position) of the side window 12, the partial window area is arranged outside the shaft 16 and in the window area 15, in particular such that the partial window area is arranged above the door sill 11 in the vertical direction of the vehicle, in particular at least with respect to the installation position and the closed position of the vehicle door 2.In other words, in the window closed position, the door sill 11 adjoins the window section downwards in the vertical direction of the vehicle. For example, in the closed position (window closed position) of the side window 12, the window area 15 or the window opening is at least partially, in particular at least predominantly and thus at least more than half or completely, closed by the window section.

[0056] The vehicle door 2 further comprises a handle element 18 on the outside of the door, which is also referred to as an outside handle or outside door handle. The handle element 18 is arranged in the installed position of the vehicle door 2 and, with respect to the closed position of the vehicle door 2, in particular at least partially and very preferably at least predominantly or completely, in the vertical direction of the motor vehicle 1 above the door sill 11. The feature that the handle element 18 is arranged on the outside of the door or on the outside, and is therefore an outside or outside door handle element, is to be understood that the handle element 18 is arranged on an outside side AS of the vehicle door 2, the outside side AS of which, in the installed position of the vehicle door 2 and at least in the closed position of the vehicle door 2, faces away from the interior and towards the surroundings 3.The person located in the environment 3 can, for example, grasp the handle element 18 with his or her hand and, in doing so, at least partially grasp it and subsequently exert a force, in particular a tensile force, on the handle element 18 in order to, for example, open the initially closed vehicle door 2, thus moving it from the closed position into the open position relative to the body.

[0057] The handle element 18 has an outer skin, also referred to as handle element outer skin 19, which is visually and haptically perceptible by the person located in the environment 3 of the vehicle door 2, in particular of the motor vehicle 1 as a whole, and by which, for example, a fourth part of the overall outer skin 8 is formed, thus which is in particular a fourth part of the overall outer skin 8.

[0058] In order to be able to operate, in particular actuate, the vehicle door 2 particularly easily, in particular ergonomically and comfortably, the handle element 18 has a first partial region TB1, also referred to as the first body region or first body part, with a first direction of extension, which is also referred to as the first direction and is illustrated in Fig. 1 by an arrow 20. The first partial region TB1 extends along the first direction. In the exemplary embodiment shown in Fig. 1, it is provided that the first partial region TB1 protrudes in the first direction (arrow 20) from the base body 4, in particular from the trim element 7. In particular, the first direction runs in the installed position of the vehicle door 2 and in relation to the closed position of the vehicle door 2 in the transverse direction of the vehicle, in particular outwards.The handle element 18 also has a second partial region TB2, which is also referred to as the second body region or second body part. The second partial region TB2 protrudes from the first partial region TB1 in a second direction of extent, illustrated in Fig. 1 by an arrow 21, which is also referred to as the second direction. The second partial region TB2 extends along the second direction of extent. Arrows 20 and 21 indicate that the first direction and the second direction run perpendicular or obliquely to one another, with the second direction pointing upwards in the vertical direction of the vehicle, in particular in the installed position of the vehicle door 2 and relative to the closed position of the vehicle door 2.In particular, the second partial region TB2 adjoins an end of the partial region TB1 facing away from the base body 4, in particular along the first direction, so that or as a result of which, in the first embodiment, the handle element 18, in particular viewed as a whole, is L-shaped and thus, in particular viewed as a whole, has an L-shape. The L-shape is formed by the partial regions TB1 and TB2. Thus, the handle element 18 in the first embodiment is L-shaped. The partial regions TB1 and TB2 are respective legs of the L-shape, with the handle element 18 being connected to the base body 4, in particular to the shell 5, via the partial region TB1. The partial region TB2 adjoins the partial region TB1, in particular in this case such that the partial region TB2 adjoins an end of the first partial region TB1 facing away from the base body 4, in particular along the first direction.

[0059] In order to be able to realize particularly advantageous operation, an operating element 22, which is shown particularly schematically in Fig. 2, is integrated into the handle element 18, in particular in the second partial area TB2, which operating element is arranged in particular on an inner side S1 of the handle element 18, in particular of the second partial area TB2, facing the base body 4, in particular the trim element 7. It can be seen particularly well from Fig. 2 that the partial areas TB1 and TB2 are arranged above the door sill 11 in the installed position of the vehicle door 2 and relative to the closed position of the vehicle door 2 in the vertical direction of the motor vehicle 1. The operating element 22 is arranged above the door sill 11 in the installed position of the vehicle door 2 and relative to the closed position of the vehicle door 2 in the vertical direction of the motor vehicle 1.By means of the operating element 22, a lock, which in this case is designed as a door lock, can be electrically unlocked by operating, in particular actuating, the operating element 22. The lock is, for example, a component of the vehicle door 2 and can thus be moved, in particular pivoted, with the vehicle door 2 relative to the body of the motor vehicle 1 between the open position and the closed position of the vehicle door 2. By means of the lock, the vehicle door 2 can be held in the closed position relative to the body and thus secured in the closed position, such that the vehicle door 2 can be secured by means of the lock against movement relative to the body from the closed position to the open position. For this purpose, the lock is or is locked in the closed position of the vehicle door 2, i.e., the lock is adjusted to a locked state.By operating the operating element 22, the lock can be electrically unlocked, i.e., electrically moved from the locked state to the unlocked state. By moving the lock from the locked state to the unlocked state, the lock releases the vehicle door 2, which is initially in the closed position, for movement relative to the body of the motor vehicle 1 from the closed position to the open position.

[0060] In order to be able to realize a particularly advantageous, in particular a particularly safe, operation of the vehicle door 2, it is also provided that the handle element 18 is held on the base body 4, in particular on the bodyshell 5, so as to be movable relative to the base body 4 and thus relative to the bodyshell 5, relative to the outer paneling element 6, relative to the trim element 7 and also relative to the side window 12, from a rest position shown in Figs. 1, 2 and 3 and designated R into an actuating position B shown in Fig. 4, in particular between the rest position R and the actuating position B. By moving the handle element 18 from the rest position R into the actuating position B, the lock can be unlocked, in particular purely mechanically, and thus transferred, in particular purely mechanically, from the locked state to the unlocked state.

[0061] 1 to 4, the handle element 18 can be pivoted relative to the base body 4 about a pivot axis SA between the rest position R and the actuated position B. In the first embodiment, the pivot axis SA runs in the closed position of the vehicle door 2 and with respect to the installation position of the vehicle door 2 at least substantially in the vertical direction of the vehicle, which is illustrated, for example, in Fig. 4 by a double arrow 23 and runs perpendicular to the image plane of Fig. 4. In the first embodiment, the handle element 18 can be pivoted forward in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle from the rest position R into the actuated position B with respect to the closed position and with respect to the installation position of the vehicle door 2, which is illustrated in Figs. 2 and 4 by a respective arrow 24.In the first embodiment, the unlocking of the lock, in particular purely mechanical, occurs, for example, in the following manner: A traction element 25, also referred to as a cable element, is provided, which is designed, for example, as a wire or a wire cable. In particular, the traction element 25 is designed, for example, as a Bowden cable. The traction element 25 is coupled, on the one hand, in particular at one end, to the handle element 18, in particular mechanically. On the other hand, in particular at the other end, the traction element 25 is coupled, for example, to the lock, in particular mechanically.If the handle element 18 is moved manually, for example by the person located in the environment 3, from the rest position R into the actuated position B relative to the base body 4, a force in the form of a tensile force acts in particular from the handle element 18 onto the pulling means 25, which is transmitted via the pulling means 25 to the lock and subsequently unlocks the lock, thus changing it from the locked state to the unlocked state. The vehicle door 2 can then be opened, thus moving it from the closed position to the open position relative to the body. In simple terms, by moving the handle element 18 from the rest position R into the actuated position B, the pulling means 25 is pulled, whereby the lock is unlocked mechanically, in particular purely mechanically, i.e. without any use of electrical or other energy.

[0062] From Fig. 2 it can be seen that, for example, a holder 26, also referred to as a holding element, is provided. The holder 26 is, for example, formed separately from the bodyshell 5 and fastened to the bodyshell 5, in particular by at least one or more screws. In other words, the holder 26 is, for example, screwed to the bodyshell 5. The handle element 18 is held on the bodyshell 5 and thus the base body 4 via the holder 26 so that it can move between the rest position R and the actuating position B relative to the bodyshell 5, in particular in such a way that the handle element 18 is held on the holder 26 so that it can move between the rest position R and the actuating position B relative to the bodyshell 5.The vehicle door 2 is designed such that when the operating element 22 is operated and the lock is electrically unlocked as a result, the handle element 18 does not move from the rest position R to the actuated position B, i.e., the handle element 18 remains in its rest position R, in particular such that relative movements between the handle element 18 and the base body 4 are avoided. For this purpose, a retaining device 27 is provided, which is also referred to as a power coupling or can be designed as a power coupling.The retaining device 27 secures the grip element 18 relative to the base body 4 in the rest position R up to a limit force and, in particular purely passively, allows the movement of the grip element 18 relative to the base body 4 from the rest position R into the actuating position B, in particular when and most particularly only when an actuating force acting on the grip element 18 and intended to move the grip element 18 from the rest position R into the actuating position B exceeds the limit force. Preferably, the limit force is greater than 90 Newtons. For this purpose, the retaining device 27 comprises, for example, at least one spring element 28 designed, for example, as a torsion spring, which in the present case is a mechanical spring.Via the spring element 28, for example, the handle element 18 can be supported or is supported at least indirectly on the base body 4, in particular on the shell 5, in particular in such a way that the spring element 28 is supported or can be supported, for example, on the one hand at least indirectly, in particular directly, on the handle element 18 and on the other hand at least indirectly, in particular directly, on the base body 4, in particular on the shell 5. The spring element 28 provides a spring force which secures the handle element 18 in the rest position R and, in particular purely passively, allows the movement of the handle element 18 relative to the base body 4 from the rest position R into the actuating position B, when and preferably only when an actuating force acting on the handle element 18 exceeds the limit force.In other words, the grip element 18 can only be moved against the spring force from the rest position R into the actuating position B and in particular only from the rest position R into the actuating position B relative to the base body 4 if the actuating force exceeds the limit force.

[0063] Preferably, the rest position R is a stable position in which relative movements between the handle element 18 and the base body 4 are prevented. In particular, for example, the handle element 18 is held in the rest position R relative to the base body 4 by means of the retaining device 27, in particular such that relative movements between the handle element 18 and the base body 4 are prevented. Very preferably, the actuating position B is a particularly further stable position of the handle element 18, wherein the handle element 18 is preferably movable into the actuating position B and lockable in the actuating position B relative to the base body 4, in particular such that in the actuating position B relative movements between the handle element 18 and the base body 4 are prevented.For this purpose, for example, a locking device is provided, by means of which the handle element 18, after it has been moved from the rest position R into the actuating position B, is to be held or is held in the actuating position B relative to the base body 4.

[0064] It can be seen that the limit force is a force threshold that must be overcome in order to be able to move the handle element 18 relative to the base body 4, in particular into the actuating position B or in the direction of the actuating position B. Alternatively or additionally, for example, the retaining device 27 can have two retaining elements, for example designed as discs, namely a first retaining element that is fastened at least indirectly, in particular directly, to the bodyshell 5, and a second retaining element that is provided at least indirectly on the handle element 18 and can be moved with the handle element 18. One of the retaining elements has, for example, at least one or more projections, in particular knobs.The other retaining element has, for example, at least one or more indentations corresponding to the projections, wherein, for example, the respective projection engages in the respective corresponding indentation in the rest position R. In order to be able to move the grip element 18 relative to the base body 4, in particular to be able to move it from the rest position R into the actuated position B, the respective projection must be moved, in particular pivoted, out of the respective corresponding indentation. For this, the limit force (force threshold) must be overcome. Alternatively or additionally, it is conceivable that the grip element 18 is held in a form-fitting manner in the rest position R by means of the retaining device 27, in particular locked in the rest position R.In order to be able to move the handle element 18 relative to the base body 4, in particular from the rest position R into the actuated position B, the positive locking mechanism must be released, meaning that the handle element 18 must be unlatched. Only then can the handle element 18 be moved from the rest position R into the actuated position B. This ensures advantageous and clear operation or actuation of the vehicle door 2. In particular, for example, the person located in the vicinity 3 can exert an operating force on the operating element 22 in order to electrically unlock the lock. For this purpose, the operating force from the person acts on the operating element 22 in one operating direction. If the operating force is less than the limit force or corresponds to the limit force, the handle element 18 remains in the rest position R.However, if the operating force exceeds the limit force, the handle element 18 is moved from the rest position R to the actuated position B relative to the base body 4. Thus, the lock can be mechanically unlocked via the handle element 18, so to speak, in continuation of the operation of the operating element 22, since the person can exert the operating force in the same direction on the operating element 22 and, via this, on the handle element 18 to effect the electrical and mechanical unlocking of the lock. However, to mechanically unlock the lock, the operating force must exceed the limit force.

[0065] 5 and 6 show a second embodiment of the vehicle door 2. In Fig. 5 and 6, the movement or movability of the handle element 18 from the rest position R into the actuated position B is illustrated by arrows 33. In the second embodiment, the vehicle door 2 has a first guide device 29 provided on the base body 4, in particular the bodyshell 5. The first guide device 29 is, for example, at least indirectly, in particular directly, fixed to the bodyshell 5 and is thus, for example, immovable relative to the bodyshell 5. The first guide device 29 has a guide slot 30. A second guide device 31 is provided on the handle element 18, which can be moved together with the handle element 18 relative to the base body 4 from the rest position R into the actuated position B, in particular between the rest position R and the actuated position B.The second guide device 31 comprises at least one guide element 32, which engages in the guide slot 30. As a result, the guide devices 29 and 31 interact in a form-fitting manner. As a result, the guide devices 29 and 31 define or form a movement path, particularly illustrated by the arrow 33 shown in Fig. 6, along which the handle element 18 can be moved, guided relative to the base body 4, from the rest position R into the actuating position B, in particular between the rest position R and the actuating position B.

[0066] For example, the guide device 29 is held at least indirectly on the bodyshell 5, for example via the holder 26. Furthermore, it is conceivable that the guide device 29 is held directly on the bodyshell 5. Furthermore, it is conceivable that the guide device 29 is fastened, in particular fixed, directly to the holder 26 and to the bodyshell 5 via the holder 26. It can be seen particularly clearly from Fig. 6 that in the second embodiment, the movement path is curved, in this case such that in the installed position of the vehicle door 2 and relative to the closed position of the vehicle door 2, the curved movement path is curved towards the interior of the motor vehicle 1 and thus curved away from the surroundings 3.Thus, on its way from the rest position R to the actuated position B, the handle element 18 moves upwards in the vertical direction of the vehicle and outwards in the transverse direction of the vehicle, thus away from the interior, in particular with respect to the installation position of the vehicle door 2 and with respect to the closed position of the vehicle door 2. In other words, again, the handle element 18 in the actuated position B is arranged further upwards in the vertical direction of the vehicle than in the rest position R and further outwards in the transverse direction of the vehicle, thus further away from the interior, in particular with respect to the closed position and the installed position of the vehicle door 2. In the present case, this is implemented in such a way that the guide slot 30 is curved towards the interior in the installed position and in the closed position of the vehicle door 2.

[0067] Fig. 7 shows a detail in a schematic sectional view of a third embodiment of the vehicle door 2. The third embodiment differs from the second embodiment in particular in that in the third embodiment the handle element 18, thus the partial areas TB1 and TB2, are arranged completely below the door sill 11 in the installed position of the vehicle door 2 and in the closed position of the vehicle door 2 in the vehicle vertical direction (double arrow 23).

[0068] In the third embodiment, the grip element 18 also has the grip element outer skin 19, wherein the partial region TB1 forms or has a first part and the partial region TB2 forms or has a second part of the grip element outer skin 19. The partial region TB1 has the first extension direction, illustrated in Fig. 7 by a double arrow 34, along which the first partial region TB1 extends. The second partial region TB2 has the second extension direction, illustrated in Fig. 7 by a double arrow 35, along which the second partial region TB2 extends. It can be seen that the extension directions run obliquely or, in this case, perpendicular to one another. In the third embodiment, the partial regions TB1 and TB2 also form an L-shape of the grip element 18, which is therefore also overall L-shaped in the third embodiment. The partial regions TB1 and TB2 are legs of the L-shape. In the embodiment shown in Fig.In the rest position R shown in Figure 7, the first direction of extension runs parallel to a plane in which an outer skin part of the outer skin 9 of the outer skin element 6 extends. It is conceivable that in the rest position R, the partial region TB1 rests, in particular directly, against the outer skin part of the outer skin 9. Thus, for example, in the third embodiment, the partial region TB2 protrudes along or in the second direction of extension from the partial region TB1 and from the outer skin 9. The previous and following statements regarding the first embodiment and the second embodiment can readily be applied to the third embodiment, and vice versa.Since in the third embodiment the handle element 18 is also at least substantially L-shaped, ergonomic and comfortable operation, in particular actuation, of the handle element 18 and thus of the vehicle door 2 as a whole can also be achieved in the third embodiment. In particular, it can be seen from Fig. 7 that the second partial region TB2 protrudes along or in the second direction of extent from the partial region TB1, in particular from its end, to which the partial region TB2 adjoins, in particular only in the second direction of extent. Very particularly, it is provided that the handle element 18 as a whole, that is to say viewed as a whole, has an L-shape, that is to say is L-shaped.

[0069] 8 to 11 show a fourth embodiment of the vehicle door 2. In the fourth embodiment too, the handle element 18 can be pivoted, in particular rotated, about the pivot axis SA relative to the base body 4 from the rest position R into the actuated position B, in order to mechanically unlock, in particular to emergency unlock, the lock shown schematically in Fig. 11 and designated 36. In particular, the handle element 18 can be pivoted about the pivot axis SA relative to the base body 4 between the rest position R and the actuated position B. In the fourth embodiment, the pivot axis SA runs in the installed position of the vehicle door 2 and in the closed position of the vehicle door 2 in the transverse direction of the vehicle (double arrow 17), which is also referred to as the y or y-direction.Thus, the handle element 18, i.e., at least a portion of the handle element 18, can be pivoted upwards about the pivot axis SA relative to the base body 4 and in the vehicle vertical direction (double arrow 13) from the rest position R into the actuating position B in order to realize particularly advantageous operation. In particular, it is conceivable that the handle element 18 can be moved, in particular pivoted, from the rest position R into the actuating position B, in particular only by overcoming the above-mentioned limit force or limit force.Thus, if the person wishes to move the handle element 18 from the rest position R into the actuating position B, they must overcome the limit force which opposes or will oppose the movement of the handle element 18 from the rest position R into the actuating position B and / or holds the handle element 18 in the rest position R and, for example, secures it against movement from the rest position R into the actuating position B, in particular until and only until an external force acting on the handle element 18 and intended to move the handle element 18 from the rest position R into the actuating position B, such as, for example, the above-mentioned actuating force, exceeds the limit force.For example, the handle element 18 is or will be secured or held in the rest position R by means of the retaining device 27, in particular by means of the above-mentioned spring force, wherein the retaining device 27, in particular the spring force, is or defines or provides the limit force.

[0070] As can be seen from Fig. 10 and 11, the retaining device 27 in the fourth embodiment is designed, for example, as a latch mechanism, or the retaining device 27 in the fourth embodiment comprises, for example, a latch mechanism. The latch mechanism comprises a latch 37, which is held on the handle element 18 so as to be pivotable about a further pivot axis 38 relative to the handle element 18. Thus, the latch 37 can be moved, in particular pivoted, with the handle element 18 from the rest position R into the actuated position B, in particular between the rest position R and the actuated position B. In the fourth embodiment, for example, the pivot axis 38 runs parallel to the pivot axis SA. The latch mechanism also comprises a securing element 39 provided on the base body 4, which is, for example, at least indirectly, in particular directly, fastened to the shell 5. From Fig.10 and 11 it can be seen that the pawl 38, also referred to as a safety pawl, is held on the handle element 18 so as to be pivotable about the pivot axis 38 relative to the handle element 18 between at least one securing position S shown in Fig. 10 and at least one release position F shown in Fig. 11.

[0071] In the rest position R of the handle element 18 and in the securing position S of the pawl 37, the pawl 37 engages behind the securing element 39, in particular a side of the securing element 39 pointing away from at least a partial area of ​​the handle element 18 and, in the installed position of the vehicle door 2 and in the closed position of the vehicle door 2, pointing downwards in the vertical direction of the vehicle, whereby the pawl 36 and the securing element 39 secure the handle element 18 against a movement, in particular a pivoting movement, in the vertical direction of the vehicle and relative to the base body 4, from the rest position R into the actuated position B. The pawl mechanism also comprises a spring element 40, which is coupled on the one hand, in particular at one end, to the pawl 37 and on the other hand, in particular at the other end, to the handle element 18, in each case at least indirectly, in particular directly.The securing element has, in particular on its above-mentioned side facing downwards in the installed position of the vehicle door 2 and in the closed position of the vehicle door 2, a bevel 41, which is also referred to as a sliding bevel or is designed as a sliding bevel. In the installed position of the vehicle door 2 and in the closed position of the vehicle door 2, the bevel 41 runs obliquely to the vehicle's vertical direction, and moreover, the bevel 41 in this case runs parallel to the pivot axis 38. By pivoting the pawl 37 about the pivot axis 38 and relative to the handle element from the securing position S into or in the direction of the release position F, the spring element 40 can be or will be tensioned, whereby the spring element 40 provides a spring force which counteracts or opposes the movement of the pawl 37 from the securing position S into the release position F.For example, the spring element 40 is tensioned in the securing position S of the pawl 37, so that the spring element 40 also provides its spring force, for example, in the securing position S. As a result, the pawl 37 is or will be held in the securing position S. For example, the spring force provided or provideable by the spring element 40 is or defines or effects the limit force, thus the force threshold that must be overcome in order to move the handle element 18 from the rest position R into the actuated position B and subsequently mechanically unlock the lock 36. In other words, the limit force depends on the spring force of the spring element 40.

[0072] If, for example, the person located in the environment 3 now exerts a force intended for moving the handle element from the rest position R into the actuating position B and exceeding the limit force, in particular the actuating force, on the handle element 18, in particular by the person pulling upwards on the handle element 18, in particular in the vertical direction of the vehicle, then the pawl 37 slides off the slope 41, whereby the pawl 37 is pivoted against the spring force of the spring element 40 from the securing position S into the release position F, and the handle element 18 is moved from the rest position R into the actuating position B.

[0073] The latch mechanism and / or the retaining device 27 can be designed or act in the manner of a push-push mechanism, also referred to as a push-push mechanism or push-push mechanism. This means that, for example, the person present in the environment 3 exerts a force, in particular a compressive force, on the handle element 18, which is initially in the rest position R, in order to thereby initially move the handle element 18 a short distance away from the actuating position B and, for example, into a release position. For example, the release position is an end position, so that the handle element 18 can be moved into the release position but not beyond the release position.In the fourth embodiment, the force exerted on the handle element 18 acts downward in the vertical direction of the vehicle in the installed position of the vehicle door 2 and in the closed position of the vehicle door 2, and the handle element 18 is thereby moved, in particular pivoted, downward in the vertical direction of the vehicle relative to the base body 4 and thus slightly away from the actuating position B, in particular into the release position. The person then releases the handle element 18.In other words, the exertion of the force on the handle element 18 is stopped, whereupon the handle element 18 is moved by means of the push-push mechanism, in particular by means of at least one spring of the push-push mechanism, and thus for example without the intervention of a person, for example from the release position into the actuation position B, whereby the lock 36 is mechanically unlocked, or the handle element 18, after it has been moved into the release position and after the exertion of the force on the handle element 18 has stopped, is moved by means of the push-push mechanism, for example without the intervention of a person, from the release position into an intermediate position, which lies for example between the rest position R and the actuation position B, which can for example be a further end position of the handle element 18.Then, for example, the person can manually move the handle element 18 from the intermediate position into the actuating position B, whereby the lock 36 is mechanically unlocked.

[0074] In the fourth embodiment, it is particularly provided that by pivoting or rotating the handle element 18 about the pivot axis SA, also referred to as the rotation axis, the entire handle element 18 pivots. If the handle element 18 is pivoted into the actuating position B, the lock 36 is mechanically unlocked, in particular, emergency unlocked. A particular advantage of the fourth embodiment is that loose parts can be avoided, and very simple operation can thus be realized, so that the handle element 18 can be intuitively actuated in an emergency and moved into the actuating position B, whereby the lock 36 can be intuitively unlocked.

[0075] Fig. 12 shows a partial schematic perspective view of the vehicle door 2, wherein the following statements regarding Fig. 12 and the vehicle door 2 shown in Fig. 12 can be transferred to all previously mentioned embodiments of the vehicle door 2.

[0076] From Fig. 12 it can be seen that the vehicle door 2 has a flexible and closed loop 42 provided in addition to the operating element 22 and in addition to the handle element 18 and also in addition to the base body 4, which is at least indirectly connected to the base body 4, in particular to the bodyshell 5. As will be explained in more detail below, in the exemplary embodiment shown in Fig. 12 the loop 42 is directly connected to the bodyshell 5 and thus to the base body 4. In the rest position R of the handle element 18, the loop 42 is received in a receptacle 43 of the vehicle door 2. In addition, the loop 42 can be moved at least partially, in particular at least predominantly and thus at least more than half, out of the receptacle 43 and thus moved towards the environment 3 by moving the handle element 18 relative to the base body 4 from the rest position R into the actuated position B.The loop 42 forms or delimits a through-opening 44, which is thus delimited completely along its circumferential direction by the loop 42, also referred to as a noose, in particular directly. If the handle element 18, which is initially in the rest position R, is moved relative to the base body 4, for example by a person located in the environment 3, from the rest position R into the actuating position B, the loop 42 is moved along with the handle element 18, for example because the loop 42 is at least indirectly, in particular directly, connected to the handle element 18, as a result of which the loop 42 is at least partially moved out of the receptacle 43 and thus moved into the environment 3.The person located in the environment 3 can then, for example, insert at least one or more of their fingers through the through-opening 44 and thus engage in the loop 42 and thus grasp and grip the loop 42. The person can then pull on the loop 42, thus exerting a force, for example in the form of a tensile force, on the loop 42. The force is transmitted via the loop 42 to the base body 4, in particular to the bodyshell 5, and thus to the vehicle door 2, so that the person can also exert a particularly high force, for example in the form of a tensile force, on the vehicle door 2 via the loop 42, in order to thereby advantageously open the vehicle door 2, for example after an accident involving the motor vehicle 1.

[0077] It can be seen that the traction means 25 is a transmission element that is formed separately from the operating element 22, separately from the handle element 18, and separately from the loop 42, and is thus indirectly, in particular directly, coupled to the handle element 18. The transmission element can be moved relative to the base body 4, for example by moving the handle element 18 from the rest position R into the actuated position B, whereby the lock 7 can be mechanically unlocked, in particular emergency unlocked, by means of the handle element 18 via the transmission element (traction means 25). It has proven particularly advantageous for the loop 42 to be directly connected to the transmission element, so that, for example, the transmission element (traction means 25) can be moved relative to the base body 4 via the loop 42, whereby, for example, the lock 7 can be mechanically unlocked, in particular emergency unlocked, by means of the loop 42 via the transmission element (traction means 25).

[0078] In the exemplary embodiment shown in Fig. 12, the loop 42 has a first connection region V1, in which the loop 42 is directly connected to the base body 4, in particular the shell 5. For example, the loop 42 also has a second connection region (not visible in the figures) which is spaced apart from the first connection region V1 and in which the loop is directly connected to the traction means 25 (transmission element). Alternatively or additionally, the loop 42 has a connection region spaced apart from the first connection region, in which the loop 42 is connected, in particular directly, to the handle element 18. If, for example, the loop 42 has both the connection region V1 and the second connection region and additionally the connection region, the connection region is, for example, spaced apart from the first connection region V1 and from the second connection region.It is conceivable that the second connection region can be omitted, so that, for example, the loop 42 has the first connection region V1 and the connection region but not the second connection region, wherein, for example, the connection region is spaced from the first connection region V1.

[0079] List of reference symbols

[0080] Motor vehicle door environment base body shell

[0081] Outer skin paneling element, cladding element, overall outer skin, outer skin paneling, cladding element, outer skin

[0082] Door parapet Side window Double arrow Window outer skin Window area

[0083] Shaft double arrow handle element handle element outer skin arrow

[0084] Arrow

[0085] Control element

[0086] double arrow

[0087] Arrow

[0088] Traction device holder

[0089] Retaining device spring element first guide device guide slot second guide device guide element

[0090] Arrow Double Arrow 35 Double Arrow

[0091] 36 Castle

[0092] 37 jack

[0093] 38 Swivel axis

[0094] 39 Securing element

[0095] 40 spring element

[0096] 41 slope

[0097] 42 loop

[0098] 43 recording

[0099] 44 passage opening

[0100] AS outside

[0101] B Operating position

[0102] F Release position

[0103] R Rest position

[0104] S securing position

[0105] S1 inside

[0106] SA swivel axis

[0107] TB1 sub-area

[0108] TB2 sub-area

[0109] V1 first connection area

Claims

Patent claims 1. Vehicle door (2) for a motor vehicle (1), with a handle element (18) arranged on the outside of the door above a door sill (11) of the vehicle door (2), characterized in that: - an operating element (22) is integrated into the handle element (18), by means of which a lock, by means of which the vehicle door (2), which can be arranged on a body of the motor vehicle (1) so as to be movable between a closed position and at least one open position, is to be secured in the closed position, is electrically unlocked; - the handle element (18) is held on the base body (4) so ​​as to be movable relative to a base body (4) of the vehicle door (2) from a rest position (R) into at least one actuating position (B), wherein the lock can be mechanically unlocked by moving the handle element (18) from the rest position (R) into the actuating position (B); and - the vehicle door (2) has a loop (42) which is provided in addition to the operating element (22) and in addition to the handle element (18), is flexible and at least indirectly connected to the base body (4), which loop is received in a receptacle (43) of the vehicle door (2) in the rest position (R) of the handle element (18) and can be moved at least partially out of the receptacle (43) by moving the handle element (18) from the rest position (R) into the actuating position (B) and can thereby be moved to an area surrounding the vehicle door (2).

2. Vehicle door (2) according to claim 1, characterized in that the loop (42) is directly connected to the base body (4).

3. Vehicle door (2) according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the loop (42) is connected to the handle element (18), whereby the loop (42) can be moved with the handle element (18) during a movement of the handle element (18) from the rest position (R) into the actuating position (B) and thereby can be moved at least partially out of the receptacle (43) and towards the surroundings (3) of the vehicle door (2).

4. Vehicle door (2) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized by a transmission element (25) which is formed separately from the operating element (22), separately from the handle element (18) and separately from the loop (42) and coupled to the handle element (18), which transmission element (25) can be moved by moving the handle element (18) from the rest position (R) into the actuated position (B) relative to the base body (4), whereby the lock (7) can be mechanically unlocked by means of the handle element (18) via the transmission element (25).

5. Vehicle door (2) according to claim 4, characterized in that the loop (42) is directly connected to the transmission element (25), so that the transmission element (25) can be moved relative to the base body (4) via the loop (42), whereby the lock (7) can be mechanically unlocked by means of the loop (42) via the transmission element (25).

6. Vehicle door (2) according to claim 5, characterized in that the loop (42) has a first connecting region (V1), in which the loop (42) is directly connected to the base body (4), and a second connecting region spaced from the first connecting region (V1), in which the loop (42) is directly connected to the transmission element (25).

7. Wing element (2) according to claim 6, characterized in that both the first connecting region (V1) and the second connecting region are adjoined on both sides by respective length regions of the loop (42) connecting the connecting regions (V1) to one another.

8. Vehicle door (2) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the handle element (18) comprises: - an outer skin (19) which can be visually and haptically perceived by a person in the vicinity (3) of the vehicle door (2); - a first partial region (TB1) forming a first part of the outer skin of the handle element (18) with a first direction of extension (20, 34); and - a second partial region (TB2) forming a second part of the outer skin (19) of the handle element (18) and adjoining the first partial region (TB1), which second partial region protrudes from the first partial region (TB1) in at least one second extension direction (21, 35) extending obliquely or perpendicularly to the first extension direction (20, 34).

9. Vehicle door (2) according to claim 8, characterized in that because the second partial region (TB2) protrudes from the first partial region (TB1) in the second extension direction (20, 34), the handle element is L-shaped or V-shaped.

10. Motor vehicle (1) with at least one vehicle door (2) according to one of the preceding claims.

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